[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 26 (Tuesday, March 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E376]
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     TOM AND MARY ELLEN CODY HONORED BY JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH 
              FOUNDATION AS 2005 CINCINNATIANS OF THE YEAR

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 8, 2005

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Tom and Mary Ellen 
Cody, friends and constituents who on April 30, 2005 will be named 2005 
Cincinnatians of the Year by the Cincinnati Chapter of the Juvenile 
Diabetes Research Foundation International. Juvenile Diabetes Research 
Foundation International is the central resource for information about 
type I juvenile diabetes, and raises funds to support research to find 
a cure for diabetes.
  Tom and Mary Ellen are being honored for their extraordinary service 
to the Cincinnati community. They have been active members since they 
moved to our area in 1982, when Tom joined Federated Department Stores, 
Inc. Currently, Tom is vice chair of Federated with responsibility for 
legal and human resources, internal audit, external affairs, and the 
company's philanthropic activities. Prior to joining Federated, Tom was 
with Pan American World Airways, Inc. He serves on the Boards of 
Trustees of Xavier University, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, the 
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Life Center, and the National Conference 
for Community and Justice. In addition, he is a past chair of United 
Way of Cincinnati and the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Board 
of Trustees. A native of New York City, Tom received a B.A. from 
Maryknoll College and a J.D. from St. John's University School of Law.
  Mary Ellen is a member of the boards of Dominican Community Services, 
4Cs (Community Coordinated Child Care), Dress for Success Cincinnati, 
and Friends of the University of Cincinnati College--Conservatory of 
Music (CCM). She attended the College of Mount Saint Joseph.
  The Codys have 4 children: Thomas, Jr., Mark, Anne, and Amy, and 7 
grandchildren.
  All of us in the greater Cincinnati area congratulate the Codys on 
their extraordinary community service, and on receiving this 
prestigious honor.

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